FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. —
The University of Arkansas softball team defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks, 3-2, Sunday at Bogle Park.
Arkansas head coach Mike Larabee won his 200th game of his career on Sunday. This was his 86th win at the University of Arkansas and Larabee was all smiles after winning number 200.
“I had no idea where I was as far as wins for a career,” Larabee said. “That was a big surprise and I definitely won’t forget the 200th win. It was a great day at Bogle Park.”
Devon Wallace hit a go-ahead homerun in the top of the seventh to give Arkansas a 3-2 lead. She finished the Woo Pig Classic going 7-for-11 with three homeruns, three doubles, eight walks, seven RBI and six runs scored. Larabee thought that the sophomore made her case for SEC player of the week.
“Unbelievable weekend,” Larabee said. “We are starting to expect that from her every weekend. It would be great for her to SEC player of the week.”
Coming out of relief in the fifth inning was another sophomore, Kimmy Beasley. She retired nine of the ten batters that she faced in three innings. She struck out seven while only allowing one hit. The 2012 SEC All-Freshman team performer received the win on Sunday.
“Just a dominate performance,” Larabee said. “Both pitchers did really well, but Kimmy was dominate, blowing the ball by them. I am proud of both of our pitchers today.”
The Razorbacks were the visiting team after earning a two seed in round-robin play. The team went down in order in the first and then Jacksonville State put two runs on the board in the bottom half of the inning off of Chelsea Cohen. Jessica Guy walked and then two batters later, Kalee Tabor skied a homerun into leftfield. This gave the Gamecocks a 2-0 lead.
Schroder cut the lead in half as she led off the second inning with a solo-homerun to dead centerfield. She hit the bomb after working a 3-2 count.
Cohen continued to struggle in the second as she struck out her fourth batter of the game to start the bottom half but then walked Amanda Martinez. Ella Denes followed the walk with an infield single to bring up Krystal Ruth with one out and two runners on. Cohen battled back to retire the last two batters of the inning.
She continued the momentum from the second and cruised through the lineup in the third. Cohen was helped out by second baseman Sierra Bronkey on a nice backhand play for out number one. The senior captain then struck out Tabor and got Savannah Sloan to pop out to end the inning.
Cohen struck out the side in the fourth to give her eight strikeouts on the day. This would be Cohen’s last inning as she went four innings, giving up two runs on two hits, while striking out eight.
Arkansas gave its pitcher some help in the fifth as Oprzedek led off the inning with an inside the park homerun. The ball deflected off of the top of the centerfield wall and got away from the centerfielder, Denes. By the time she ran down the ball Oprzedek had hustled her way home, evening the game at two runs apiece.
Kimmy Beasley came in to work the fifth and she breezed through the next six batters that she faced, striking out four. The sophomore picked up the win after retiring nine of the ten batters that she faced in the game.
Wallace started the seventh inning with a solo homerun over the leftfield fence to give Arkansas a 3-2 lead. The 2012 SEC freshman of the year capped the Woo Pig Classic with her third homerun of the weekend. The bomb gave Arkansas its 16th win of the season.
Next up for the Hogs will be a home series with Utah Valley University. Game one of the series will be Friday, March 8 at 6 p.m.
Sports
SOFTBALL: Hogs' Larabee earns 200th win in Woo Pig title game
- Sports
-
-
Gasso trusts that Ricketts will find her timing again
Oklahoma pitcher Keilani Ricketts was not at her best on Sunday. The defending USA Softball Player of the Year didn’t give up a run in her two and two-thirds innings of work, but she was far from the dominant pitcher who tossed a no-hitter last week.
-
Sooners claim regular season finale with win over K-State
Oklahoma managed to end the regular season on a positive note Sunday. Kolbey Carpenter went 2 for 4 and drove in three runs to help power the Sooners to a 7-3 victory over Kansas State at Tointon Stadium.
-
Chamberlain's curtain call only the beginning
The chant reaching near-deafening levels, Lauren Chamberlain finally realized what she was supposed to do.
Moments after blasting a three-run home run that broke open what had been a close regional final, the sophomore tepidly stepped up out of the dugout and waved to the home crowd, enjoying the first curtain call of her career. -
OU's dominant victory a shining example of how tough Sooners are in softball
On the first day Oklahoma softball coach Patty Gasso thought it was better to go with Michelle Gascoigne over Keilani Ricketts against Arkansas’ bats, the Sooners beat the Razorbacks by five runs.
A day later Gasso had the same thought. OU prevailed by 13 runs. -
Cowboys fall short in Big 12 regular season finale
Oklahoma State University played catch up the entire game of Saturday’s series finale with West Virginia at Allie P. Reynolds, and never could quite get over the hump.
The Cowboys would respond after each Mountaineer score but it wouldn’t be enough as they lost the finale 5-4 on Senior Day. -
Referees stop Lake Eufaula Classic with South on top
It was an outcome unlike any in the 29 years of the Lake Eufaula Classic, and a bruise different than any player has ever departed with.
Officials, following the second serious skirmish of the game, walked off the field and the game was called, the South leading the North 12-10 at Paul Bell Stadium. -
Grand Junction Bound: Connors State advances to JUCO World Series
All season long, Connors State coach Perry Keith has said his team was winning a lot of ball games ugly.
On Saturday, the game between the Cowboys and No. 1 Delgado (La.) was anything but as Connors beat the Dolphins 3-1 to capture the South Central district championship and a berth in next week’s NJCAA College World Series. -
Young Americans waste no time qualifying for Indy 500
Bump Day at Indianapolis followed the script.
No surprises, no drama and no drivers getting bumped.
On a day devoid of tension and rumors, all nine drivers who made attempts on the second and final day of Indianapolis 500 qualifications made it into the 33-car field, led by two young Americans - Josef Newgarden and Graham Rahal - who easily had the two fastest cars on the track. -
NCAA WOMEN'S BB: Texas Tech hires OSU assistant Candi Whitaker
Texas Tech has hired Oklahoma State assistant Candi Whitaker to coach its women's basketball team.
The school announced Monday that the former Lady Raiders player would return to her alma mater as coach. The move comes about a week after Kristy Curry left for Alabama. -
Pacers, Heat start bracing to square off again
A year ago when Miami and Indiana faced off in the postseason, there were blood-drawing hits, flagrant fouls, technical fouls, choke signs being directed toward LeBron James and more than a few sharp-tongued comments.
Here they possibly go again, at least on the comment front.
The Eastern Conference finals between the Heat and Pacers won't begin until Wednesday night, but there's already signs that the animosity present throughout last season's Miami-Indiana second-round series will likely return this time around. - More Sports Headlines
-
Gasso trusts that Ricketts will find her timing again
Raw: New Video of Deadly Oklahoma Tornado
IRS Official Pleads 5th Amendment
Lawyer: Feds Investigating Susan Powell Case
Former Rep. Weiner Running for New York Mayor
Jodi Arias: Death Penalty Would Cause More Pain
Police Ram House to End Hostage Standoff
Families Begin Returning to Their Homes in Moore
Raw: Aerial View of Moore Tornado Damage
Looking for Love? Take the Prague Metro
First Person: Baby Falcons on a New York Bridge
Crews Race to Find Survivors of Okla. Twister
Oklahoma: Images of Devastation, Reunion
Raw: Students Clash With Police in Chile
Protests Outside Cincinnati IRS Office
New Xbox One Entertainment Console Unveiled
